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Puzzles

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Why couldn't the amulet have been hidden by Aunt Alice, who understands modern key exchange algorithms?
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reconbot
96 days ago
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New York City
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alt_text_bot
119 days ago
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Why couldn't the amulet have been hidden by Aunt Alice, who understands modern key exchange algorithms?
iustinp
119 days ago
ROFL :)

DateTime

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It's not just time zones and leap seconds. SI seconds on Earth are slower because of relativity, so there are time standards for space stuff (TCB, TGC) that use faster SI seconds than UTC/Unix time. T2 - T1 = [God doesn't know and the Devil isn't telling.]
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104 days ago
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New York City
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Groxx
123 days ago
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Distributed systems engineers agree: meaningless to ask.
Silicon Valley, CA
JayM
124 days ago
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hahahaha.
Atlanta, GA
rickhensley
124 days ago
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The flipping truth
Ohio
alt_text_bot
124 days ago
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It's not just time zones and leap seconds. SI seconds on Earth are slower because of relativity, so there are time standards for space stuff (TCB, TGC) that use faster SI seconds than UTC/Unix time. T2 - T1 = [God doesn't know and the Devil isn't telling.]

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104 days ago
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New York City
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Breaker Box

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Any electrician will warn you to first locate and flip the house's CAUSALITY circuit breaker before touching the CIRCUIT BREAKERS one.
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reconbot
167 days ago
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New York City
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jgbishop
168 days ago
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This is about how our house panel is wired.
Durham, NC
alt_text_bot
168 days ago
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Any electrician will warn you to first locate and flip the house's CAUSALITY circuit breaker before touching the CIRCUIT BREAKERS one.
chrisrosa
168 days ago
should include "that hard drive you didn't backup"

https://sarahcandersen.com/post/731803542638280704

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174 days ago
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New York City
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Professional Oaths

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Interpretations of the Hermeneutic Oath differ.
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reconbot
179 days ago
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New York City
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deebee
179 days ago
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These are all homophonic oaths?
America City, America
dukeofwulf
179 days ago
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Hydroponic Oath: First, get rid of the soil.
Hyperbolic Oath: First, do THE MOST URGENT THING THAT HAS EVER BEEN DONE IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE.
gordol
180 days ago
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Heisenbergic Oath: First, know where you are. No wait, first know where you're going.
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alt_text_bot
180 days ago
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Interpretations of the Hermeneutic Oath differ.
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